Photos from Abe's Amble

Group Shirts

I think most of you saw the sample of the sleeveless running shirt last week that Janet brought. We are thinking about getting these to wear on race day for our group. What are your thoughts?
We will have a sign up sheet tomorrow night if you are interested in purchasing one.

Heat Tips

The following are cool tips for hot days that was distributed at the Steamboat Classic race from the American Red Cross:

Try running early in the morning or later in the day
Drink like crazy- at least 8 ounces of water each hours
Acclimate with care. do this in a safe and gradual manner - limit or shorten speed sessions, keep midday runs to less than 30 minutes. You can go longeron cool monrnings or evenings. Within 2 weeks you should be fully acclimated
Go light and loose -wear light-colored, loose fitting clothing
Design a route that includes frequent water stops or use a water belt
Decrease your speed
Lower your expectations - you won't be able to run as fast as you would on a cool day
Watch what you drink - caffeine and alcohol are diuretics, puts you at a great risk for dehydration
eat meals/snacks high in water content - fruits and vegetables, After exercise, drink more than the amount of fluid that quenches thirst by continuing to drink over the next 2 hours

Any other tips?

Cancelled Run

Tonight's training as you are aware was cancelled due to the heat index. Janet and Rick was at fairgrounds just in case someone didn't get our message. There were people in other groups that showed up and walked/run. I did my run of 4 miles later this evening and when I finished, I could have filled up a bucket with the sweat pouring off of me. Please remember to drink your liquids during the day to keep hydrated. We will need to acclimate to this weather. You may need to slow your pace down and run in areas that provide plenty of shade.
Everyone have a good week of training and be safe.

Monday, June 22nd

The heat index may be 100 to 105 today. Be sure to drink plenty of water during the day. Our bodies are not accustom to these high temps. Your food intake should be light today as well. Nothing heavy in your stomach.

Will see you tonight.

Monday June 15th

We may get rained on tonight so be prepared. You may want to wear a hat/visor to keep the rain off your face and glasses.
We have 3 miles tonight, piece of cake, right??
Hopefully your workouts are going good. Any questions, please feel free to bring them tonight.

Still waiting on more team name suggestions, bring them on!!

Group Name Ideas

It was a great track workout tonight! Did some 400's with a good cool down run. We have a few name ideas and if you have any others to add please let us know. Either post here, send an email or when you see us on Monday.

THREE FOR THE ROAD
LIGHTNING STRIKES
FOOT SOLDERS
TRIPLE THREAT
BEAT FEET INJURY FREE THREE

We are group three, so this is where the three is fitting.

So the next time you are on your run, when your mind is usually the clearest, give this some thought.

Happy Running!!

Group Pictures

First Run Together

We are so impressed with the way the group ran together tonight and kept a steady pace. The hills were great and you guys attacked them!! We think we have an awesome group.

Week #2

Hope everyone had a great week of training. Monday, June 8th, we have 3 miles. We will meet at the Fairgrounds as we did last week. Janet is working on the route. We had some decent running weather last week, let's hope it continues.
We hope everyone is following the Training Log. Any questions, please feel free to post them on the blog.
We will see everyone tomorrow at 5:45.